Persian (schooner)
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45°41′57.66″N 84°9′10.44″W / 45.6993500°N 84.1529000°W
 Sonar image of Persian's wreck | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Persian |
| Owner | Dunn & Cummings |
| Builder | James Baker, Oswego, New York |
| In service | 1855 |
| Out of service | 16 September 1868 |
| Fate | Sank in a collision on Lake Huron |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Schooner |
| Tonnage | 345 GRT |
| Length | 128 feet (39.0 m) |
| Beam | 26 feet (7.9 m) |
| Depth | 12 feet (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × masts |
Persian was an American 2–masted schooner built in 1855. She operated on the Great Lakes for 13 years, before sinking in a collision with the schooner E. B. Allen on Lake Huron, on 16 September 1868, while laden with wheat, with the loss of her entire crew. Her wreck was located in 1991, within the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, in 168 feet (51.2 m) of water.[1]
Persian was a two–masted wooden schooner, built by James Baker, under the supervision of master carpenter James Navagh in Oswego, New York, in 1855.[1] Her hull was 128 feet (39.0 m) in length, 26 feet (7.9 m) in beam, and 12 feet (3.7 m). She had a gross register tonnage of 345 tons.[1] She was originally built for Fitzhugh & Littlejohn. She was sold twice; to Dane, Fullington & Company in 1863, and Dunn & Cummings in 1866. All of her owners hailed from Oswego.[1]